First name: Kori

Geographical location: Connecticut, United States

Age: 20

Marital Status: In a relationship, one year

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: student! just quit my retail job last week to focus on school.

Pets: none

Hobbies/Interests: photography, reading, movies, music, etc.

Height: 5'8"

Eye/Hair Color: Blue, Red?

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Birth

Starting Weight: 208

Present Weight: 208

Goal Weight: 168 Ultimate Goal Weight: 150

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Consistency, Overeating, Eating out too much!! Too much eating/Not enough activity

Following any specific plan: Trying to become vegan and work out consistently.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Motivation, I suppose.. I'm sick all the time... My boyfriend has fourty pounds on me... etc.. I've just realized it's time.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I've tried EVERYTHING, and spent SO MUCH MONEY on weight watchers, nutrisystem, bull**** six week body makeover, etcetcetc, I NEED to do this, all of that money can't be spent in vain. That's about it <3

I haven't done this yet!

First name: Val

Geographical location: Tokyo Japan

Age: 27

Marital Status: Married for 7 years!

Children/Ages: DS: 6, DD: 2

Occupation: Special Education Teacher

Pets: none

Hobbies/Interests: I don't think I have time for those :P

Height: 5'9"

Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Ongoing... Since I was 11?!

Starting Weight: 257

Present Weight: 166

Goal Weight: 157... thinking of lowering it to 145 or 140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Getting lazy.... forgetting what I'm doing... letting others derail me with their evil cakes and pies.

Following any specific plan: Atkins currently and loving it.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I've figured out what works for my body FINALLY and I'm realizing that losing weight doesn't have to be painful!

Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm just happy to have found this board when I did. I can't imagine where I'd be now if I didn't have the support to finally buckle down and shed this weight.

First name: Jess

Geographical location: Grenada, West Indies

Age: 26

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: only 4-legged ones

Occupation: vet student

Pets: 2 kitties, a 6 year old sheltie, and a 7 month old island pup (plus a temporary island dog foster kid)

Hobbies/Interests: hiking, hashing, running, dancing, traveling, reading

Height: 5' 5.5"

Eye/Hair Color: brown / brown

Starting Date of Weight Loss Journey: THIS time 10/20/10

Starting Weight: 186

Present Weight: 184

Goal Weight: 130

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weight loss: SO many! Mostly my lack of patience and willpower, laziness, "eating my feelings," binging, and alcohol (and the terrible choices that follow it.)

Following any specific plan: I started Weight Watchers last week and I'll be continuing on my quest to become a runner (instead of my current jogging and huffing and puffing away 1-2 miles.)

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I finally feel like I know myself and I know my triggers. I am so unhappy with my current body size and I feel like I am depriving myself of a healthier life. I'm not comfortable being "me" anymore, and I can't live like that!

Anything else you would like to share with us: I'm starting the BL challenge so I'm hoping that community will help jump start my weight loss!

First name: Mandy

Geographical location: north west florida

Age:25

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: 1 aged 4

Occupation: mother

Pets: cat

Hobbies/Interests: ballet, book binding

Height: 5'3

Eye/Hair Color: brown for both

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Oct, 24 2010 ~.^

Starting Weight: 170

Present Weight: 170

Goal Weight: 30 in waist, not sure what weight that will be could be 140 or it could be 110 ( 39 inches at the moment)

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: binge eating, emotional eating

Following any specific plan: no specific plan. I will be changing portion sizes and following a more Mediterranean style vegetarian diet.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I will not starve myself to lose weight. And i will be cutting out taco bell and energy drinks.

Anything else you would like to share with us: I struggle with disordered eating and i'm trying to work on stopping that now. Ive lost 40 lbs this year and gained back 30.

First name: Lena

Geographical location: outside of Albany, NY

Age: 20

Marital Status: Single.

Children/Ages: Ha ha oh god.

Occupation: college student/library circulation desk clerk

Pets: None!

Hobbies/Interests: Reading! Writing! Tea-drinking! Wine-drinking! Indulging my magpie approach to intellectual betterment.

Height: 5'8"

Eye/Hair Color: Brown/Black

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 6/11/10, about.

Starting Weight: ~250 lb

Present Weight: 229.2

Goal Weight: 165, to start. 150, to end.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Self-discipline. A family that has always preferred junk to healthy food. (I dread going home for breaks; I have to twist someone's arm to get veggies.)

Following any specific plan: No.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: This sort of is my first weight loss effort. Oh boy.

First name:

Geographical location: Silicon Valley, CA

Age: 22

Marital Status: Single

Children/Ages: Nope.

Occupation: Software developer and project manager

Pets: None

Hobbies/Interests: Web programming, reading, needlework, playing piano and ukulele, learning to cook better...

Height: 5'6"

Eye/Hair Color: Blue-gray / light brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Beginning of October, this time. A couple of years ago was the first time I went on a serious diet.

Starting Weight: 169

Present Weight: 164

Goal Weight: 150 first, then we'll see how I feel.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Smaller portion sizes. Teaching myself I can have a little bit of something I like and then stop... is difficult.

Following any specific plan: Calorie counting

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I really want to make it a lifestyle change this time. Losing weight is a pain. Don't want to do this yet again.

First name:Kee

Geographical location: Ontario, Canada

Age: 22

Marital Status: Single

Children/Ages: Nope.

Occupation: Student

Pets: a Duck

Hobbies/Interests: Working out, Sports, shopping..

Height: 5'6"

Eye/Hair Color: brown, brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: September 1 st, 2010

Starting Weight: 157

Present Weight: 145 1bs

Goal Weight: 125 Lbs

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Binging

Following any specific plan: Calorie Counting

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Feels like i have been trying to do it forever. However i have support now.

First name: Jeni

Geographical location: Ohio

Age: 20

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: none

Occupation: student

Pets: My parakeet Hedwig

Hobbies/Interests: Singing, reading, shopping

Height: 5'2

Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Blonde

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Sometime around July 4, 2010

Starting Weight: 220

Present Weight: 180

Goal Weight: 140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I honestly think I'm addicted to food. Also just building up my self esteem.

Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I saw results before I even realized I had changed my diet drastically. Seeing progress for the first time is what motivated me to keep going.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Not at the moment...

you know, I just realized that I never posted on this thread before and I've been a member now for over two weeks lol...well better late than never =) ok so here goes....


First name: Alicia

Geographical location: NYC

Age: 24

Marital Status: not married, but my relationship is a complicated one =/

Children/Ages: none! (for now)

Occupation: Student

Pets: nope

Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, the beach, medicine, reading, trying new things, watching horror movies...

Height: 5'9 1/2

Eye/Hair Color: brown/dark brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 6/1/10

Starting Weight: 203

Present Weight: 173

Goal Weight: 140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Birthdays!, parties, holidays -- omg i feel like I'm booked almost every weekend-- and with that comes food, drinks, and more food =/

Following any specific plan: no not really, just eating health-ier and incorporating exercise atleast 3x a week...in a good week about 5x though

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I honestly haven't exercised since I was 20, so I'm bringing that back into my life..and I just feel so much better/healthier in doing so =)

Anything else you would like to share with us: I just want to be happy again..I mean i am happier than I was 30lbs ago...but I haven't reached nirvana yet

First name (if you want to tell): Kendra

Geographical location: Vermillion, SD

Age: 20

Marital Status: Not married but I have a wonderful boyfriend

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: Full Time Student

Pets: a fish named Lenny, and a Rottweiler pup at my boyfriends named Buddy

Hobbies/Interests: Musical Theatre, Singing, Music in general, Classical Dance, Crocheting, and playing with little kids

Height: 5'3 or 5'4 depends if I'm standing up straight

Eye/Hair Color: Brown and Dark Brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: I've been at it as long as I can remember

Starting Weight: My all time his was 228

Present Weight: 221

Goal Weight: 165 (then hopefully 140)

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Eating healthy and getting into a gym on an unemployed college student budget

Following any specific plan: My own, I use bits and pieces of the weight watchers plan because it's worked for me in the past

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: My look and my level of fitness are so important to my major in school (musical theatre), and to my future career. Now that I'm getting very serious about those it's really hit me that I need to get my stuff together

Anything else you would like to share with us: My boyfriend is the love of my life and even at my biggest he thinks I'm the most beautiful girl in the world

First name (if you want to tell): Keeya

Geographical location: Converse, TX

Age: 24

Marital Status: single

Children/Ages: None

Occupation: I work at a fitness center (ironically!)

Pets: Rowdy (Fish), Pepper (Min Pin)

Hobbies/Interests: reading blogs, trying to knit or crochet, watching ridicoulous things on youtube, watching movies, web design, writing.

Height: 5'4

Eye/Hair Color: Brown eyes, Black hair

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: it's started on and off through out the years but withing the last 2 months I have been consistent

Starting Weight: heaviest was 171 while I was in college

Present Weight: 157

Goal Weight: 140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I've started this up again because I'm attempting to join the army. Right now running and eating properly are my biggest hurdles.

Following any specific plan: Run at least 5 times a week in the morning. 45 mins of total cardio at least 6 days a week. Eating between 1400-1600 calories a day.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: My career is depending on it this time. I need to lose around 10 more pounds to be at an acceptable weight for the army and my pt tests scores need to be pretty stellar!

Anything else you would like to share with us: I've worked at at fitness center on base while I was in college, and returned after I graduated. You'd think I'd be a fitness queen but I was never serious about it until now. Luckily I'm taking advantage of it now.

First name: Stephanie

Geographical location: Madison Heights, Michigan

Age: 20

Marital Status: In a relationship, 4 years and 7 months.

Children/Ages: 0

Occupation: Looking for a job

Pets: 2 cats, 2 dachshunds.

Hobbies/Interests: Art, paranormal, sleeping

Height: 5'5 or 5'6. not sure

Eye/Hair Color: brown/brown

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: I always start then give up..not sure.

Starting Weight: I was 170 something

Present Weight: It varies from 163-166. Not sure why.

Goal Weight: 130-135

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Fast food, being lazy.

Following any specific plan: Stop drinking soda, stop eating fast food, eat fruits and vegetables, andddd lean cuisines because I can't cook.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:
I feel more motivated after finding this website and seeing everyone who has accomplished their goals.

Anything else you would like to share with us:
Nope

First name: ashley

Geographical location: massachusetts

Age:25

Marital Status: single techincally, but its slightly more complicated than that :\

Children/Ages: one daughter, shes seven.

Occupation: construction consultant

Pets: one dog, tinkerbell. shes a whole four pounds

Hobbies/Interests: triathlons, running, scrapbooking

Height: 5'1

Eye/Hair Color: brown/blonde

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: well, first started losing weight three years ago. kept off about ten pounds. but committing to it again (and healthly) Oct. 2010.

Starting Weight: 152 (highest ever other than pregnancy), this time 142.8

Present Weight: 138.2

Goal Weight: 120

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: emotional eating

Following any specific plan: calorie counting & lots of exercise. daily. even something small.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: approaching it differently mentally

Anything else you would like to share with us: glad to have the support of these boards loving it here so far!

First name: Rachel

Geographical location: Iowa

Age: 21

Marital Status: Single

Children/Ages: Zero ^_^

Occupation: student

Pets: two cats

Hobbies/Interests: film, yoga, scifi, working out, school, literature

Height: 5'3"

Eye/Hair Color: blond/green

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 3 NOV 2010

Starting Weight: 130

Present Weight: 130

Goal Weight: 15 BMI

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: carbohydrates and stress

Following any specific plan: Exercise and Wonderslim

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Want a faster marathon time

Anything else you would like to share with us: Low BMI makes for a better run time because the body carries less weight - trainer at the gym assisting me sort of...

First name: Just call me Daisy!

Geographical location: Malaysia.

Age: 26.

Marital Status: In love.

Children/Ages: None.

Occupation: Business Information Analyst.

Pets: None. Unless you count my housemate's two cats...

Hobbies/Interests: Read, write, dance.

Height: 5'6".

Eye/Hair Color: Brown and brown-red.

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: November 1, I guess.

Starting Weight: 165 pounds.

Present Weight: 165 pounds.

Goal Weight: 145 pounds.

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: My mindset.

Following any specific plan: Continue what I'm doing now, which is walk an hour daily and dance (ballet) on weekends. I will also incorporate more cardio work and eat more sensibly.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm paying more attention!

Anything else you would like to share with us: Not really.